Brooklyn Nets vs Utah Jazz Prediction, 1/30/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Brooklyn Nets vs Utah Jazz

Date: Friday, January 30, 2026

Location: Delta Center in Salt Lake City, UT

TV: KJZZ

The Brooklyn Nets (12-33) are en route to Delta Center on Friday where they will play the Utah Jazz (15-33).

The Nets faced the Suns and went home with a loss by a final score of 106-102 in their last contest. Brooklyn ended the game having earned a 50.7% field goal percentage (38 of 75) and converted 13 of their 32 shots from downtown. At the free throw line, the Nets converted 13 of their 19 attempts for a percentage of 68.4%. When it comes to pulling down rebounds, they collected a total of 35 with 12 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 28 assists in this game in addition to forcing 15 turnovers and earning 9 steals. Concerning defending, Brooklyn allowed 55.8% from the floor on 43 of 77 shooting. Phoenix earned 22 assists and had 12 steals in this matchup. On top of that, Phoenix totaled 32 boards (10 offensive, 22 defensive) and got 2 blocked shots. Phoenix finished the game shooting 75.0% at the free throw line by burying 15 of their 20 attempts. They also made 5 of their 20 shots from downtown. With respect to personal fouls, the Nets walked away with 21 while the Suns had 18 personal fouls.

Michael Porter Jr. is someone who came through for this contest. He left the arena with 36 points on 15 of 24 shooting. He played 37 mins played and snagged 5 rebounds. Porter walked away from this one shooting 62.5% from the field and dished out 3 assists.

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Brooklyn steps onto the hardwood with a win-loss record of 12-33 on the campaign. They lose possession via turnover 15.4 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 20.0 personal fouls per contest. As a unit, Brooklyn is pulling down 39.9 rebounds per game and has racked up 1,140 assists so far this year, which has them ranked 26th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Nets are shooting 34.4% on 3-pointers (631 of 1,832) and 78.6% from the free throw line. They average 107.8 pts per contest (30th in the NBA) on 44.3% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Nets are forcing 14.0 turnovers per game and they draw 19.9 personal fouls. They surrender 38.1% on three-point shots and they are 13th in the league in PPG from their opponents (114.9). The Nets are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 49.1% (1,900 of 3,868) and they surrender 43.3 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They are currently ranked 14th in the league in giving up assists with 1,242 relinquished on the campaign.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Jazz took a loss by a final score of 140-124 when they faced the Warriors. With respect to team rebounding, Utah permitted Golden State to collect 42 in all (12 on the offensive glass). They finished 42.6% from beyond the perimeter by going 23 out of 54 and finished the game at 25 of 30 at the charity stripe (83.3%). The Jazz permitted the Warriors to convert 46 out of 86 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 53.5% for the contest. In all, the Jazz finished the game shooting 44 for 90 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 48.9%. With regard to three-point attempts, Utah converted 15 out of their 38 tries (39.5%). They were able to convert 21 of those for a rate of 87.5%. The Warriors had 17 personal fouls for this game which took the Jazz to the charity stripe for 24 attempts. They coughed it up 19 times, while recording 16 steals in this game. The Jazz recorded 27 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 37 for the contest.

Brice Sensabaugh ended up being a major contributor for the Jazz in the matchup. He made 6 out of 11 in the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 54.5%, but wasn't able to grab a rebound. Sensabaugh scored 22 points in his 26 minutes of playing time and added 3 assists in this matchup.

Utah has a mark of 15-33 for the year. The Jazz are responsible for committing 21.8 personal fouls every game and they connect on 80.4% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 30.4 times per contest (2nd in the NBA) and they are giving up possession 15.8 times per game. Utah has totaled 5,702 pts on the year (118.8 per contest) and they pull down 43.8 boards per contest. As an offense, the Jazz are hitting on 46.8% from the field, which ranks them 17th in the NBA.

The Jazz on the defensive side of the court are 30th in the NBA in points per game surrendered with 127.8. They are able to force 13.5 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 49.3% from the floor (30th in the NBA). The Utah defense surrenders 37.9% on shots from beyond the perimeter (768 of 2,025) and their opposition makes 78.2% of their shots from the free throw line. They have relinquished 30.9 dimes and 45.1 boards on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 30th and 20th in the NBA.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Utah

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